The 'Red Summer,' marked by widespread racial violence and riots across the United States.

A riot started when a Black teen was killed for crossing a segregation line at a beach.

A riot triggered by false rumors of a Black man attacking a white woman.

White mobs killed hundreds of Black sharecroppers organizing for better conditions in Elaine, Arkansas.

A white mob attacked and destroyed the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as 'Black Wall Street'.

A period of intense racial violence in 1919, with over 30 major race riots erupting across the country.

Returning Black veterans, the Great Migration, post-war economic chaos, and racial discrimination.

Destruction of homes and businesses, loss of life, and long-term economic disparities for the Black community.

Jim Crow laws, racial violence, limited opportunities, and oppressive sharecropping in the South.

Industrial jobs, less overt racism, and established Black communities in the North.

A journalist and activist who documented the horrors of lynching.

A poet who wrote 'If We Must Die' during the Red Summer, calling for resistance.

An African American doctor who defended his home against a white mob, highlighting self-defense efforts.

Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), promoting Black nationalism.

A journalist and activist who documented the horrors of lynching and fought for racial justice.

A poet whose work, like 'If We Must Die,' became a symbol of Black resilience and resistance.

An African American doctor who defended his home against a white mob, highlighting the importance of self-defense.

Founder of the UNIA, advocating for Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism.